Harrogate Town manager Simon Weaver has signed Histon striker Keiran Leabon on loan and he is likely to start in Tuesday's game at Fleetwood.

Leabon replaces Trevor Benjamin, who's monthly contract has not been renewed.

Weaver told BBC Radio York: "He played with me at Boston a couple of years ago in his first year in senior competitive football. He's got a lot of pace."

Weaver is trying to sign a goalkeeper after on-loan Arron Jameson was recalled by Sheffield Wednesday.

The clubs had agreed to extend Jameson's loan, but then Wednesday suffered a goalkeeping shortage.

The spirit is really good. You'd think it was down and beaten up Simon Weaver

Weaver's target is Alfreton's Craig Dootson and at one point he expected to sign him, but fears another club may have stepped in.

Town go into the Fleetwood game bottom of Blue Square North but boosted by a West Riding County Cup win over Goole.

"It's important we did that and impose our authority on any game," Weaver added.

Fleetwood went out of the FA Cup in the last minute at Northampton on Saturday and Weaver joked: "Hopefully it will have exhausted them and they'll be really flat for the game."

"The spirit is really good. You'd think it was down and beaten up.

"I want hungry players. I'm building a bigger team, the height and presence matters in this league.

"I'm improving the squad all the time and hopefully the results will follow."

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